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President Donald Trump (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

A coalition under constant strain

Brian Karem

Congressional Republicans are praising the president publicly, and screaming into their pillows privately

President Donald Trump with Paula White, an evangelical leader who has compared him to Jesus Christ (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Christians aren’t the victims in Iran

Amanda Marcotte

For evangelicals, there's no limit in defending the president's cruelty

The wife and children of a man detained by federal agents, New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court, Aug. 20, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

ICE recruiting cops to track down kids

Russell Payne

New documents reveal ICE is paying local law enforcement to supply information on unaccompanied minors

A gas flare at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 in Williston, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Republican states give oil, gas a pass

Abrahm Lustgarten - ProPublica

Most bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) depart the White House on their way to Florida on March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is spending the weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump trashes Carlson, MAGA critics

Alex Galbraith

The president took aim at Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and other disloyal conservatives in a fiery social media rant

Melania Trump attends the premiere of her documentary "Melania" at the Kennedy Center (Craig Hudson/Variety via Getty Images)

Melania Trump: I did not know Epstein

Garrett Owen

The first lady denied allegations that she was introduced to Trump by the late sex criminal

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, 2025. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD denies threat to Pope Leo

Garrett Owen

A new report claimed a Pentagon official threatened a representative of the Vatican during a tense meeting

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in "The Drama" (A24)

Movies should make us uncomfortable

Coleman Spilde

"The Drama" opened to box office success and ample controversy, but the film is far more than its discourse

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made it clear his job is to serve the president (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Loyalty over law at DOJ

Heather Digby Parton

In his first press conference, Todd Blanche made it clear he would do the president's bidding

Donald Trump is seeing his support drop among Latino voters (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump policies shrink Latino wealth

Chauncey DeVega

The president assembled a rainbow coalition of rage and resentment to win in 2024. They are now abandoning him

The Artemis II crew snapped a photo of the moon as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026. (Image Credit: NASA)

The new race to the moon has begun

Garrett Owen

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

Blue states fight back via SNAP websites, matching Trump's administration's online finger-pointing with their own. (jetcityimage / Getty Images)

AZ's SNAP collapse shows Trump's impact

Nicole Santa Cruz - ProPublica

Following requirements set out in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has left hundreds of thousands without help

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Paul Shaffer (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb)

Paul Shaffer wasn’t sold on The Beatles

Nicole Michael

On "Everything Fab Four," Shaffer reflects on how "Rubber Soul" changed his mind about the band as a whole

President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Doral Miami, March 9, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Trump calls fragile Iran ceasefire a win

Jelinda Montes

The deal involves opening the Strait of Hormuz for 14 days and halting U.S. military operations

President Donald Trump (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's betrayal of American values

Jason Kyle Howard

Even with a fragile ceasefire, Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran carries consequences that cannot be ignored

Karla Crome and Camila Morrone in "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" (Netflix)

Horror makes sapphic love seem trivial

Kelly McClure

From "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" to "Jennifer's Body," the intimacy of queer women ends up sidelined

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President Donald Trump (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump threatens reporters with "jail"

Sophia Tesfaye

The president says journalists could face imprisonment for reporting on war rescue operations

According to a new study, young men who favor the trad lifestyle don't honor and cherish tradwives — they hold them in contempt. (Getty Images)

Why MAGA men actually loathe tradwives

Amanda Marcotte

A new study shows submissive women aren't cherished but are held in contempt

A fact sheet for measles sits on a table at a mobile clinic offering free vaccinations on February 6, 2026 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The clinic offered free MMR vaccinations as the South Carolina Department of Health  reported 876 cases of measles earlier in the week, most centered in Spartanburg County. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Measles outbreaks are here to stay

Nicole Karlis

Normalization and apathy from the Trump admin is making health experts less hopeful measles can be contained

Customer handing over their credit card at the supermarket checkout (Getty Images/GeorgeRudy)

Iran war threatens food supply

Aya S. Chacar - The Conversation

Price hikes at the grocery store are coming

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Former U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference alongside alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 3, 2025, announcing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which calls for the release of all unclassified documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images via AFP)

Dems, MTG want Trump out over Iran

Alex Galbraith

More than 70 lawmakers supported impeachment or using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office

Vice President JD Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban address the media during a joint press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Balint Szentgallay/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Vance: Hungary must reelect Viktor Orbán

Garrett Owen

A staunch ally of Trump and Putin, Orbán leads a government accused of rampant corruption

President Donald Trump mimics firing a rifle while speaking to reporters at a briefing on Monday, April 6, 2026 at the White House. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Iran calls Trump's threats "delusional"

Jelinda Montes

The US and Israel are ramping up attacks in attempts to force a ceasefire

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. (Image Credit: NASA)

It's OK to love the moon mission

Troy Farah

Problems down on Earth are serious. Spending some time looking up isn’t a waste or distraction

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